Berkshire Music School Merit Scholarship Winners 2010

On Saturday, June 5, Berkshire Music School Merit Scholarship Winners performed in recital on stage at the Colonial Theatre. These students competed on Saturday, May 8th in front of an unbiased panel of judges who included Andrew Pincus, Berkshire Eagle music critic, Andrea Goodman, choral conductor, and Sara Jobin, pianist/opera conductor. Winners were selected based on their level of ability and age. These students will receive a scholarship to support their study at Berkshire Music School next year.

Thanks to Berkshire Productions, clips of the winning performances available at Berkshire Productions.

Students appearing in order on the video, their selections, and scholarship award:

Honorable Mention – Hallie Novak, age 13, piano. Amy Renak, BMS Faculty member.

Le Petit Ane Blanc by Jacques Ibert
Nocturne in C# minor (posthumous) by Frederic Chopin
Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention – Alfred Brewer, age 16, trombone. David Wampler, BMS Faculty member

Endure, Endure. Air from St. Mathew Passion by J.S. Bach
Fantasie by Yvonne Desports

Honorable Mention – Sophia Cohen, age 11, piano. Jean Stackhouse, BMS Faculty member

Abandoned Playhouse and Crystal Cage by Jacques Ibert
Invention by J.S. Bach

Third Place – Elaina Pullano, age 17, voice. Jack Brown, BMS Faculty member

Batti, Batti, o bel Masetto by W.A. Mozart
Ouvre ton Coeur by Georges Bizet

Second Place – Gabriella Makuc, age 15, piano. Jean Stackhouse, BMS Faculty member

Porcelain Doll from Prole do Bebe by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Toccata by Claude Debussy

First Place – Yeejin Yuk, age 12, piano. Jean Stackhouse, BMS Faculty member

Cat and Mouse by Aaron Copland
Sonata in C minor, first movement by Ludvig van Beethoven